April 22, 2012

Results

MIDLAND, Mich. - The No. 4 Grand Valley State men's tennis team upset No. 3 Wayne State, 5-4, in the third-place match at the GLIAC Tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Midland Community Tennis Center.

GVSU improves to 12-14 on the year, while Wayne State drops to 14-11 to end the tournament.

GVSU picked up two points in the doubles competition at the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles spots. Senior Marc Roesslein and Andrew Darrell won 8-4 in the No. 1 spot, while senior Benny Delgado-Rochas and sophomore Bryan Hodges picked up a hard-fought 9-8 (5) win at the No. 2 spot.

Leading 2-1 going into singles play, the Lakers had to win two matches in three sets to secure the victory. Delgado-Rochas was able to get the GVSU victory when he defeated Michael Fitzgerald, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot. Classmate Roesslein also picked up the win after falling 5-7 in the opening match, he was able to rebound with a 6-0, 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot. Hodges defeated Oscar Gammarra, 6-4, 6-3, in the No. 4 spot.

The win against the Warriors comes after the Lakers' dropped the regular season dual match versus Wayne State, 5-4.

Apr 22, 2012 at Midland, Mich (MCTC)
GVSU 5, Wayne State 4
Singles Competition
1. Thomas Ducret (WS) def. Andrew Darrel (GVM) 6-0, 6-3
2. Benny Delgado-Rochas (GVM) def. Michael FitzGerald (WS) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
3. Marc Roesslein (GVM) def. Melvin Joseph (WS) 5-7, 6-0, 6-4
4. Bryan Hodges (GVM) def. Oscar Gammarra (WS) 6-4, 6-3
5. Jason Chen (WS) def. Josh Kazdan (GVM) 6-3, 6-4
6. Jon Groszek (WS) def. John McDonald (GVM) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. Roesslein/Darrel (GVM) def. Aman Gill/Melvin Joseph (WS) 8-4
2. Delgado-Rochas/Hodges (GVM) def. Michael FitzGerald/Jason Chen (WS) 9-8 (0-5) 3. Thomas Ducret/Oscar Gammarr (WS) def. Kazdan/McDonald (GVM) 8-4